European Cup column: Who is to blame for the two games and one goal in the group stage? Deschamps' tactical arrangements for this tournament are deciphered

Yingxian said

2024-06-23 21:40Published in Zhejiang Former Sports Weekly International Department reporter and senior sports creator

From the time Deschamps confirmed the list before this European Cup, we can actually see a lot of his thinking.

For example, the re-recruitment of N'Golo Kante is clearly a bit of a brainstorm in the dealers in the midfield. Both Deschamps' decision and N'Golo Kante's performance proved to be a success – the biggest highlight of the tournament for France.

and, the idea of further reinforcement of the midfield. In this regard, we can already see very clearly in the game against the Netherlands - it is Mbappe who is injured, and it stands to reason that the substitute on the opposite position should be the young player Barkla - but Deschamps' choice is to replace Tchouameni (●'◡'●)

So what seems to be the formation of 4411 is actually a three-back midfielder - this is another extremely important page in Deschamps' personal experience: the 98 France World Cup won the championship by relying on this three-back system.

N'Golo Kante, on the other hand, was the embodiment of Deschamps himself back then – providing coverage but also organising the ball. If you take the midfield structure of the 98 French team to apply, the right number is probably -

Tchouameni – Karrumbu

Rabiot – Petit

N'Golo Kante – Didier Deschamps

Griezmann – Zinedine Zidane

Dembele – Djokaeff

Thuram – Jivash

Doesn't it smell inside? Anyway, I think that when it comes to imitation, Deschamps has really worked hard.

As it turned out, the level of performance of this structure in the first game against the Netherlands was quite satisfactory. France didn't win against the Netherlands, of course, on the one hand, because Mbappe wasn't there and the other guys were shooting too badly (Griezmann, you're really going to have to pay attention next time!). More importantly, I think it was Didier Deschamps who subjectively made some reservations in the final moments of the game.

So I personally disagree with the statement that "the French team is playing like England". In terms of organisation and individual performance, the French team is still significantly stronger than England is currently in the same situation, and the two teams cannot be viewed by the same standards.

From Deschamps, I feel that it is probably indelible to erase some of the spirit and traditions of the legendary French team back then - try to defend well and give the attacking geniuses to the frontcourt, this is the essence of Deschamps' football, and it is also some of the core ideas he has led the French team over the years.

These ideas not only brought France a second World Cup in 20 years, but also caused the French team to miss out on some risk-taking courage and luck at many key moments – at the end of the day, I think we should respect Deschamps' choice if we have identified him.

Here are two of my worries -

For this French team, I think there is a very serious hidden problem that there are still too many meritorious players, which will obviously affect the normal "distribution of rights" of the team. For example, it is outrageous that a player of such a quality as Camavinga has not been able to make it to the main team, and even has not played much in the group stage so far (there are reports that Camavinga has been hidden due to physical discomfort, but I personally doubt this).

Camavinga's experience in the French team is similar to Palmer's in England. On the surface, this is a matter of Kama's personal fate, but in reality, it cannot but be said that there are too many veterans in the French team, and there are already some worries about whether they can play their full strength at key moments - imagine if Cama starts in place of Rabiot or Griezmann, I think the Netherlands may not be able to win at the level of the starting line-up.

Another trouble is Mbappe. It feels like what has happened so far in this tournament, and even so far this summer, has been a super big pivotal moment and turning point in his career.

A broken nose bone is not a particularly serious injury for a player. But because of this, the fate and future of the entire French team are involved, which even includes the influence of Real Madrid (because it was learned that Mbappe's nose had to undergo surgery, Real Madrid has notified the French team that they want to "deal with it as soon as possible", in short, try not to affect Mbappe's grand appearance at the Bernabeu later).

From this alone, it is difficult for us to envy the real life of a professional player.

In essence, everyone is an industrial product, but they still have to behave as "selfishly" as possible in front of the media. I won't say much else, just hope that Mbappe can go well.

Finally, when it comes to the form and direction of the French team, I think it will definitely improve and improve, and from the perspective of picking opponents, it is obvious that the first place in the group (D1) to enter the last 1/4 zone should also be the first choice. So it's likely that they'll continue to stumble later, but after all, the hard power is here, and it's still hard for me to take him away from the favourite.

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